Max Roach is hailed as the world’s greatest trap drummer, but that is only one of his musical feats. As a musical explorer, performer, composer, musicologist, and educator, he has served as an ambassador to the vast universe of sound, ushering in new movements in music for the past five decades. His career serves as a timeline that traces the rise of American music as the dominant musical force of the 20th century.

Max Roach has not only been there at the historic moments in American Read the rest of this entry »